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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

8 Ranked Colleges
488 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 183,889 psychology students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,496 and had an average of $36,227 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 874 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,642 and $64,347 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 488 psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Psychology in District of Columbia

#1

University of the District of Columbia

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the District of Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

University of the District of Columbia also took the #6 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $15,894 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend University of the District of Columbia.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Psychology at University of the District of Columbia

#2

Gallaudet University

Washington, District of Columbia
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gallaudet University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia. Gallaudet University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Gallaudet did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend Gallaudet University is $14,595 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Psychology at Gallaudet University

#3

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.

Trinity College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend Trinity Washington University is $14,396 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

Read more about Psychology at Trinity Washington University

#4

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $41,289 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students per year to attend Howard.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Psychology at Howard University

#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Catholic University of America landed the #5 spot on the list. Catholic University of America is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CUA also took the #4 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CUA is $34,230 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full CUA Psychology Report

#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

American University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia ranking. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 66 bachelors’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $43,451 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Psychology at The American University

#7

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s psychology degrees to 145 students in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $33,719 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Psychology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full GWU Psychology Report

#8

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Georgetown University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia ranking. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also made our “Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown is $28,909 for district of columbia bachelor’s degree psychology students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Psychology at Georgetown

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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